HARPSWELL — The town wants your land – if it’s next to a town landing, and you want to give it up. Property owners whose homes abut public water access points may soon receive a letter from the town expressing interest in their lots. “As you are aware,” a draft letter states, “as land values in Harpswell […]
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Class of 2016: Italian exchange student grows up in Bath
BATH — It’s been an eye-opening year for Christina Cosenza. The 17-year-old from a coastal area near Naples, Italy, has spent the school year as an exchange student at Morse High School. While she knew she’d be somewhere in the U.S., where she spent her time was up to whichever host family chose her. As […]
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Freeport voters to decide in June on plastic bag ban at food stores
FREEPORT — The Town Council on Tuesday put a proposal on the June 14 ballot to ban some plastic shopping bags and enact a 5-cent fee on paper bags. The vote came after a petition was submitted by residents that demands tighter limits on the single-use, carryout bags than those proposed by councilors. The ban would […]
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Award-winning Yarmouth teacher Morgan Cuthbert savors ‘ah-ha’ moments
YARMOUTH — It makes sense that Morgan Cuthbert was named Cumberland County Teacher of the Year last week. “It’s natural and logical,” Frank Harrison Middle School Principal Bruce Brann said. Cuthbert, a seventh-grade math and science teacher at Yarmouth’s middle school, was selected by the Maine Department of Education for the honor. “He’s a top shelf […]
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Freeport, Brunswick officers compete for Freeport chief's job
FREEPORT — Interim Police Chief Susan Nourse and Brunswick Police Cmdr. Marc Hagan are the finalists for the position of Freeport police chief. Residents can meet both of them in a forum scheduled for Thursday, May 19, in the Town Council Chambers. There will be a meet-and-greet with the public and a question-and-answer session. One candidate […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cape planners back town center project
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Planning Board on Tuesday approved a proposal for a medical office building and apartment complex at 12 Hill Way. In addition, planners completed a site plan review of a facility at Ram Island Farm. The application from the owners of Cape Chiropractic and Acupuncture was approved with conditions at the meeting, and the owners must […]
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School Administrative District 75 sends $37.6M budget to voters
TOPSHAM — A $37.6 million budget for next year will go before School Administrative District 75 voters twice in the next few weeks. The spending plan, which the SAD 75 Board of Directors unanimously endorsed May 12, is an increase from $36.9 million this year. Offsetting revenues, which total $15.1 million, primarily include a $14.6 million […]
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Rivalries ready to start construction in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — The owners of a proposed restaurant and sports bar finally have the green light to build near Tidewater Village behind Wal-Mart. Rivalries, which will be built on Hat Trick Drive at the corner of Clearwater Drive and Farm Gate Road, on a parcel known as Tidewater Village Lot 4, has been the topic […]
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Cumberland committee seeks drivers to transport seniors
CUMBERLAND — The Aging in Place Committee is seeking more volunteers to help carry out its mission of keeping seniors in their homes and helping them maintain active and fulfilling lives. Now in its third year, the group offers services to the town’s oldest residents, as detailed at aipcumberland.org. Among the offerings is the Cumberland […]
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Special Olympics: Yarmouth middle-schoolers get as much as they give
YARMOUTH — A record number of kids participated in this year’s Special Olympics event in Yarmouth. Frank Harrison Middle School hosted its fourth Young Athletes Festival with Special Olympics Maine on May 13. The event, which is run by the entire eighth-grade class of 110 students, drew more participants with special needs than ever before. “It’s […]